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InterLibrary Loan

While the DCTC Library has access to a lot of materials, we cannot have everything. Fortunately, the state of Minnesota has an excellent system for sharing materials between libraries - academic and public - across the state (and even across state lines in special cases). You do not need any special permissions. You don't have to sign up for anything. All you need is a library card.

Need help with ILL?

Danielle Hoveland

General library contact:
651-423-8366
library@dctc.edu

Using These Tutorials

Never requested materials via ILL before? I can walk you through the process using a couple different methods. Click on the tabs above for examples of each.
  • Primo can be used to find materials in MNPals libraries like Normandale, St. Scholastica and MSU Mankato, as well as some special libraries like those at the Minnesota Historical Society and the Department of Transportation.
  • MNLink is where you request things that are available outside of our system, but it is currently not working. If you find what you are looking for in MNLink, send the link to one of the emails in the left column of this page and we can request it.
In my examples, I have requested a book that the DCTC Library doesn't own, but you can request videos and articles as well. We do not currently have the ability to loan entire e-books through ILL, but depending on copyright we may be able to request articles either as digital or physical copies.

Both of these tutorials assume you are a patron of DCTC Library (since I am), but if you would prefer to request materials to be checked out at your local public library, you can follow the "MNLink method" and place the request using the barcode on your public library card.